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The Michigan Indian Elders Association (MIEA) is pleased to announce that it will make available a minimum of four (4) $500 scholarships and one (1) $1000 scholarship. The scholarships will be awarded to at least five qualified students with the $1000 scholarship being awarded to the most qualified student, as determined by committee review and lottery, if necessary. Each student must be currently enrolled in a course of study at, or have a letter of acceptance from, a public college or university or technical school and must meet the following qualifications.

• Must be an enrolled member ( copy of tribal card ) or be a direct descendant of an enrolled member of one of the MIEA constituent Tribes/Bands ( must be verified in writing by your tribal Enrollment Department ).

• Must have successfully completed and passed all five General Education Development (G.E.D.) equivalency tests with a minimum score of 40 and an average score of 45 and must possess a G.E.D. certificate; or must have graduated from an accredited high school with a 3.00 grade point average; or if currently enrolled at a college, university or trade school, must have an accumulated grade point average of 3.00.

• Must, except for special and extenuating circumstances, attend college, university or trade school on a full-time basis.

• Must complete the provided application form and submit it with required supporting documentation and the mailing must be RECEIVED BY THE COORDINATOR not later than June 21, 2010. (PLEASE NOTE, incomplete or late applications will not be considered).

An application form can be downloaded by clicking here. The application can also be obtained from the tribal education department of each of the constituent Tribes/Bands.

Alyn Alley	Pokagon Band	$1000
Dillon Menard	Sault Ste Marie Tribe	$500
Michael Denemy	Little Traverse Band	$500
Corey Fountaine	KBIC Tribe	$500
Derek Carpenter	Pokagon Band	$500
Kimberly Ludwig	KBIC Tribe	$500
Debra Antoine	Little River Band	$500

A student incentive program is being offered by the Michigan Indian Elders Association (M.I.E.A.) to recognize students who achieve all “A's” for a marking period as well as students who achieve perfect attendance for a marking period.

There will be a minimum of $3,000 available to fund this program this year. $25 will be awarded for each qualified entry, up to the minimum available funds in the Program. In the event that the number of qualified entries exceeds the funds available, the winners will be determined by lottery. Here are the conditions to qualify:

• The student must be an enrolled member or be a direct descendant of an enrolled member of one of the M.I.E.A. constituent tribes/bands.

• The student must be in grades K-12 at a public or private school. (home schooling not eligible)

• A student must be in grades 4-12 to qualify for the straight “A” award. (A-, A, A+)

• For a school system that uses a grading system based on numbers, the equivalent to straight “A's” will be acceptable.

• A student must be in grades K-12 to qualify for the perfect attendance award.

• Perfect attendance means exactly that. A student must be in school or at a school sponsored function each day of the marking period. Excused absences for anything other than a school sponsored/approved function do not constitute perfect attendance.

• The first two marking periods of this 2009/2010 school year will be used to determine the winners for this lottery.

• A student can qualify for both the perfect attendance and straight “A's” for both marking periods. For example, straight “A's” and perfect attendance for both marking periods would mean four chances to win.

• A parent of the student must complete and sign the Student Incentive Program Application Form in order for the student to qualify for an award.

• A copy of the child's report card signed by the parent or a letter from an administrator of the student's school, must be submitted with the completed application form to verify the achievement of straight “A's” and perfect attendance.

The drawing to determine the winners will be held at the April 2010 meeting of the Michigan Indian Elders Association hosted by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.

VERY IMPORTANT - NECESSARY !!!

You must follow these directions for your child to be considered for an award. The completed application form (this is a different document than this notice), a signed report card or verification letter of achievement from a school administrator and copy of student's or parent's tribal identification card must be received at the following address not later than April 12, 2010:

Robert S. Menard, President
Michigan Indian Elders Association
1910 North Lake Drive
Ishpeming, MI 49849

Application forms can be dowloaded by clicking here, or from your tribal Education Department.